Sepia (color)

Sepia
Sepia
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#704214
sRGBB(r,g,b)	(112, 66, 20)
HSV(h,s,v)	(30°, 82%, 44%)
CIELChuv(L,C,h)	(33, 45, 38°)
Source	Maerz and Paul
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong brown
	B:Normalized to [0–255] (byte);

Sepiais a reddish-browncolor,named after the richbrown pigmentderived from theink sacof the commoncuttlefishSepia.^[2]The wordsepiais theLatinizedform of theGreekσηπία,sēpía,cuttlefish.^[3]

In the visual arts

Sepiainkwas commonly used for writing inGreco-Roman civilization.It remained in common use as an artist's drawing material until the 19th century.^[2]Grisailleis a painting technique developed in the 14th century in which a painting is rendered solely in tones ofgray,sepia, ordark green.^[4]In the last quarter of the 18th century, ProfessorJakob SeydelmannofDresdendeveloped a process to extract and produce a concentrated form of sepia for use inwatercolorsandoil paints.^[5]

Sepia toningis achemical processused inphotographywhich changes the appearance of black-and-white prints to brown.^[2]^[6]The color is now often associated with antique photographs. Most photographics softwareprograms and manydigital camerasinclude a sepia tone filter to mimic the appearance of sepia-toned prints.^[2]^[7]

Other uses

In the 1940s in the United States, music intended forAfrican Americanaudiences was generally calledrace musicor sepia music until the development of the expressionrhythm and blues(R&B).^[8]^[9]^[10]There was amagazineforAfrican-AmericanscalledSepia,which existed from 1947 to 1983 (although the nameSepiawas only applied after a change of ownership in 1953).^[11]

Acclaimed Russian directorAndrei Tarkovskyused a sepia tone in his 1979science-fictionfilmStalkerto visually distinguish scenes set in the ordinary world from the world of the forbidden Zone, which is portrayed in color.^[12]

References

^The color displayed in the color box above matches the colour calledsepiain the 1930 book by Maerz and PaulA Dictionary of ColourNew York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the colorsepiais displayed on page 39, Plate 8, Colour Sample A10.
^^a ^b ^c ^dSt. Clair, Kassia (2016).The Secret Lives of Colour.London: John Murray. pp. 248–249.ISBN 978-1-4736-3081-9.OCLC 936144129.
^Maerz and PaulA Dictionary of ColourNew York:1930 McGraw Hill. Discussion of the colour Sepia, Page 179
^Sitwell, Sacheverell (2011-09-28).The Netherlands: A Study of Some Aspects of Art, Costume and Social Life.A&C Black.ISBN 978-1-4482-0344-4.
^Gettens, R. J.; Stout, G. L. (2012-09-26).Painting Materials: A Short Encyclopedia.Courier Corporation.ISBN 978-0-486-14242-5.
^Präkel, David (2018-05-03).Photography FAQs: Black and White.Bloomsbury Publishing.ISBN 978-1-350-09045-3.
^Long, Ben (2011).Complete Digital Photography.Course Technology.ISBN 978-1-4354-5921-2.
^Jaynes, Gerald David (2005).Encyclopedia of African American Society.SAGE.ISBN 978-0-7619-2764-8.
^Gillett, Charlie (2011-05-01).The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll.Souvenir Press.ISBN 978-0-285-64024-5.
^Kurlansky, Mark (2013-07-11).Ready For a Brand New Beat: How "Dancing in the Street" Became the Anthem for a Changing America.Penguin.ISBN 978-1-101-61626-0.
^Mia Chandra Long,Seeking A Place In The Sun: Sepia Magazine's Endeavor For Quality Journalism and Place In The Negro Market, 1951–1982,PhD dissertation, Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama, 2011, pp. 5, footnote 16
^Green, Peter (1993-06-18).Andrei Tarkovsky: The Winding Quest.Springer.ISBN 978-1-349-11996-7.

[1] The color displayed in the color box above matches the colour calledsepiain the 1930 book by Maerz and PaulA Dictionary of ColourNew York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the colorsepiais displayed on page 39, Plate 8, Colour Sample A10.

[StClair-2] St. Clair, Kassia (2016).The Secret Lives of Colour.London: John Murray. pp. 248–249.ISBN 978-1-4736-3081-9.OCLC 936144129.

[3] Maerz and PaulA Dictionary of ColourNew York:1930 McGraw Hill. Discussion of the colour Sepia, Page 179

[4] Sitwell, Sacheverell (2011-09-28).The Netherlands: A Study of Some Aspects of Art, Costume and Social Life.A&C Black.ISBN 978-1-4482-0344-4.

[5] Gettens, R. J.; Stout, G. L. (2012-09-26).Painting Materials: A Short Encyclopedia.Courier Corporation.ISBN 978-0-486-14242-5.

[6] Präkel, David (2018-05-03).Photography FAQs: Black and White.Bloomsbury Publishing.ISBN 978-1-350-09045-3.

[7] Long, Ben (2011).Complete Digital Photography.Course Technology.ISBN 978-1-4354-5921-2.

[8] Jaynes, Gerald David (2005).Encyclopedia of African American Society.SAGE.ISBN 978-0-7619-2764-8.

[9] Gillett, Charlie (2011-05-01).The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll.Souvenir Press.ISBN 978-0-285-64024-5.

[10] Kurlansky, Mark (2013-07-11).Ready For a Brand New Beat: How "Dancing in the Street" Became the Anthem for a Changing America.Penguin.ISBN 978-1-101-61626-0.

[11] Mia Chandra Long,Seeking A Place In The Sun: Sepia Magazine's Endeavor For Quality Journalism and Place In The Negro Market, 1951–1982,PhD dissertation, Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama, 2011, pp. 5, footnote 16

[12] Green, Peter (1993-06-18).Andrei Tarkovsky: The Winding Quest.Springer.ISBN 978-1-349-11996-7.

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Sepia (color)

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In the visual arts

Other uses

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